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@implacable-39.bsky.social

70s/80s BR fan… life was better back then… growing old disgracefully

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Late afternoon sun and a multicoloured pair of 90s makes for a colourful combination!
90014 and 90040 head 4M67 Felixstowe to Crewe on the run up to Tring - fabulous tones from the driver as well!
08-Mar-25

09.03.2025 20:29 — 👍 41    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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A welcome change from the regular intermodal traffic.. 66795 and 66770 power 6S68 Grain to Doncaster (and Prestwick) tanks approaching Tring
07-Mar-25

08.03.2025 09:35 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Glorious early spring sunshine and a green 40… what’s not to love?
D213 Andania passes Tring with Inter-City railrours 1Z31 Crewe to Norwich, The East Anglian
01-Mar-25

07.03.2025 14:18 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good turn out at Cheddington today for the Network Rail Video Inspection Unit, 153311, working 2Q10 Derby RTC to Eastleigh.
23-Feb-25

23.02.2025 16:11 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Railtour of the year (so far)… @UKRailtours Chopper Quartet, 20205, 20007 and 20142 pass Tring in rapidly fading light on a wet Friday in February, with 43468 and 43480 tagging along on the rear…
21-Feb-25

23.02.2025 10:21 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Dreadful weather and not my favourite livery - but great to see 33029 and 33207 a little after Verney Junction with PathfinderTours The Verney Venturer - the first public passengers over the newly reopened East-West route?
15-Feb-25

15.02.2025 21:04 — 👍 19    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This is not something I’ve seen before - is this new from DRS or a one-off? 68002 sounding so much better than the usual 66s as it passes Tring on 4L48 Daventry to Tilbury
07-Feb-25

08.02.2025 19:54 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Is this the first passenger train over the new East-West route?
47746, backed up by 47848 approaches the site of the former Verney Junction station with 1Z96 Swindon to Milton Keynes, part of a circular Paddington to Euston route
07-Feb-25

08.02.2025 18:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I’m not often out and about at this time of night… 92038 waits to follow 1S26 out of platform 1 at London Euston
31-Jan-25

02.02.2025 20:01 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Another view of 1Q85 on its return leg to Derby RTC, fast line through Tring in fading light.. led by 43277 ‘Clean Me’ with 43257 bringing up the rear
04-Jan-25

10.01.2025 21:13 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Not the NMT…
A rare Saturday visitor to the WCML… 43257 with 43277 on the rear with 1Q85 Crewe to Derby RTC via the fast lines, southbound seen here approaching Cheddington
04-Jan-25

07.01.2025 08:37 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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One of the most photographed moves of the weekend? 37611 with 378225 in row, running as 5Q36 10:46 New Cross Gate to Widnes Transport Tech, seen here approaching Cheddington
04-Jan-25

06.01.2025 19:58 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Wet and windy today, so here’s a throwback to sunnier days as D1015 Western Champion meanders along the sea wall at Teignmouth with The English Riviera Airshow, Tame Bridge to Paignton
01-Jun-24

18.12.2024 11:12 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Caught out here… didn’t intend to be shooting from halfway up the footbridge steps, but reasonably happy with the result.
91105 pushes the late running 1A21 09:40 Leeds to London Kings Cross through Arlesey
15-Dec-24

16.12.2024 19:59 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A little trip out today to Arlesey to see 1Z44 Stevenage to Preston, the Capital Tractors - Return Positioning Tour. Challenging lighting and a delayed Thameslink causing indecision.. 20189/142 with 37407 leading the way
15-Dec-24

15.12.2024 19:58 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Last of the 37s for this week… here’s 1963-vintage 37884 taking a couple of those new fan-dangled units for scrap..
5Q76, Wolverton to Sims Newport, seen at Tring
11-Dec-24

14.12.2024 19:53 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A rare visitor to Tring this week. 59004 rolls through in fading light running 0G59 Earles Sidings to Wembley.
This is the first time I’ve seen one of original 4 since seeing them at Reading when they were new in 86… hard to believe they’re coming up to 40 years old!
11-Dec-24

14.12.2024 07:48 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I have to work tomorrow… happy to get it today - first time for me

09.12.2024 18:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Scrub that… looks like 06:27 to Long Marston… understand it’s a for a 458

09.12.2024 18:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Not sure… there’s a move out of Wimbledon to Eastleigh very early tomorrow morning..

09.12.2024 18:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Looking the part, but sounding unlike any 37 I’ve ever heard… 37901 powers through Tring with 37510 for company, 5O87 10:04 Derby RTC to Wimbledon Park
09-Dec-24

09.12.2024 15:30 — 👍 17    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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December is a grey month - but it can always be brightened up..
37611 with 730203 approaches Tring running as 5Q58, 11:58 Wembley to Old Dalby
09-Dec-24

09.12.2024 13:36 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The green pendolino brightens up a dull Cheddington…

28.11.2024 10:20 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m on it!! 😁

24.11.2024 12:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you!

22.11.2024 15:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks - me too… I like how small the train is in that landscape

22.11.2024 15:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On a cold winters day… here’s one of my favourites from earlier in the year. It’s late afternoon on Friday 31-May as the NMT heads back along the sea wall at Sprey Point, Teignmouth 😎

22.11.2024 15:20 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Everyone loves a Skoda… here’s 90044 working solo (pan down on 13) with 4M63, Felixstowe North to Trafford Park, seen approaching Tring
14-Nov-24

15.11.2024 15:26 — 👍 18    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Well… I’ve made it over here…. Anyone from Twitter who knows me… give me a wave/follow

15.11.2024 15:22 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 6    📌 0

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